Bootable Win2k CD with multi OS\'s

[TheMarine]

With Twinky\'s webpage I was able to build a 5 OS bootable CD without effort.  The problem we are running into is a minor one but would help out greatly if we can find a fix. All of the Win2K OS\'s work great.  NT workstation works great after having to delete the OEM in the Pid and replacing it with 270, that will fix the cd key thing.

Problem is that when you are loading NT server it goes to find you Controller card and can not find it.  If you try to add it, it will ask you to put Disk 3 in the CD-ROM.  It seems that it has trouble finding controllers cards and said it can not set up your hard drive.  Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

The Marine

[The Sandman]

I just stumbled across Oz\'s / TheFlames / Twinkies installation instructions on creating the 3-in-1 Windows 2000 CD.  Everything appeared to go OK when I created the CD, but when I boot from it I get the error:

Running xxxxSECT.DAT
No Emulation Type Image (Raw)
00000800000000001

for all 3 menu choices.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[TheMarine]

Have you look at Twinkie\'s website? http://www.tech-hints.com/ If you do it exactly like he instructs it will work fine. I had no problems with W2k only NT.  Still trying to work it out.  Twinkie is on the money there.

The Marine

[Anonymous]

Ok, well, I am tryin to create a xp multiboot cd, but everytime I trym, it gives me an error sayin i need 4GB free, I have 17GB free, has anyone else run into this, or know why I get this error?

[salisbury]

I am interested in building a Windows 2000 Pro bootable CD.
I need to be able to run this from a laptop without a hard drive for remote access to a network.  Can you provide the necessary steps I can follow to make such a bootable CD?
Will I be able to load modem drivers to access the corporate network?
Thank You,
Terry Salisbury
[email protected]

[Anonymous]

TheMarine - I believe your problem stems from the fact that the way to create these cds is by using symbolic links to make it all small enough to fit on one cd.  Now, seeing as how NT and 2k are 2 different OS\'s the problem comes from that they both have the same strusture, so it trys to combine NT and 2k by using 2k\'s files, instead of NT 4.0, the only way to fix this is to figure out a way to change the structure of either NT or figure out some way to tell it NOT to use symbolic links for the NT part.  Hope this helps.  Im still trying to figure out how someone made a .NET and XP CD with the 3 .net servers and 2 XP\'s, cuz I still get an image size of over 1 GB with the .net and xp, maybe someone can explain which optimization they used.  Also, salisbury, no, you cannot make a disc like that.  IT HAS to be installed, the only thing that comes close is a win95 CD that allows you to run everything, but all registry setting are null and void because the CD isnt read/write, only read. So any changes made after burning the CD will not take.  Also, I have tried making this CD, and it isnt easy.  I seem to run into some problem down the road.  But as far as an NT bootable CD, the only way to do this is find the embedded port of it and run that from CD.  Now, if anyone would care to explain how to make win95/98 run solely from cd, it would be greatly appreciated, I have read the only Doc on how to make it, but I still cant get it to work.  Please, dont give me a link to that document, Ive tried, printed and created steps, I need someone who has done this and made it work.

[mr_daemon]

you need to add the cdrompst.tst to your directory holding the win2k files w/ slipsteaming (ie c:cd  NOT c:cdi386)  That files comes from the bootfiles.  Good Luck.

[Anonymous]

Anyone who has created a .net and xp all in one cd, please tell me how you did it.  I dont think it can happen, cuz even with all optimizations, it still reads like XP Pro and Home are combined, and then .net web, server, enterprise server are all combined seperate from xp, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

hi
ive got same error like Sandman:
\"
Running xxxxSECT.DAT
No Emulation Type Image (Raw)
00000800000000001
Please enter...blabla\" and than when i press any key ,setup starts and everything looks okey.But how to remove this error ?
 koszopal

[Anonymous]

ive got simmilar error
but after this error i could enter to setup
could any1 tell me what to do with this error ?
 koszopal

[Anonymous]

Where you able to make a boot menu for a bootable CD rom? If so could u let me know how you did it? Email me at MikeThommEmail Removed

[kruemelmonster52]

@aCaRo from Page 15:
i had the same problem, but the solution is very easy: just grab the missing file from the %DRIVE%:ROOTUENGLISHADV_SRVI386 and copy it into %DRIVE%:ROOTASRV

in addition, you\'ll need 3 files for make it working: the \"vgaoem.fo_\" (you were talking about), the \"c_437.nl_\" and the \"kbdus.dll\"

hope this was useful

but now my problem :-)
the textmode-installation works fine till he\'s copying all the files to the hdd (just before the 1st reboot) and then he\'s asking me about a \"mdmrpci.inf\" - file. i can skip this error and he continues installing without errors.i was looking for it on every w2k-cd, but i\'ve found nothing.

does anyone have an idea?

(found the file on my winxp pro cd, maybe it\'s working, i\'ll try that)

=> so here i\'m back, the xp-file has worked.

[Space Between]

This is a amazing thread...its only about bootable windows cd\'s yet it just wont die. Does someone have this entire thing in a saved file??? or a .txt.??

[kruemelmonster52]

small problem over here:
my win2k 3-in1 works just fine, but my xp 2-in-1, my nt 2-in-1 won\'t.
with xp, i get the \"eula-not-found\"-error while nt is telling me i should insert the nt-cd (after agreeing the eula)

as i\'ve seen some more problems with \"eula-not-found\" in this thread i hope that somebody has yet found a solution.

greets from germany

[kruemelmonster52]

got my nt 2-in-1 working. i made everything according to www.tech-hints.com - guide, but he has forgotten something.
when reading \"preparing the bootfolders\", he\'s telling [indent]In reply to:

Then you will now need to copy the file BOOTFIX.BIN from each of the I386 folders to the respective folders under ROOT:
%Drive%:ROOTUENGLISHNT4WKSTI386
%Drive%:ROOTUENGLISHNT4SRVI386

From there copy BOOTFIX.BIN respectively to:

%Drive%:ROOTNT4W
%Drive%:ROOTNT4S

[/indent]

but there\'s no bootfix.bin!!! but as it\'s the the archives (nt4s.zip and nt4w.zip), you can get it working by copying the bootfix.bin into both the folder with your extractet bootdisk and your i386-folder.

2nd: if anybody has a working w9x x-in-1 cd, i\'d like to get the autoexec.bat and config.sys of the bootimage you were using.

thx

[Anonymous]

Kruel - hello

the EULA problem you are having is probably from having txtsetup.si_ still in one of yourf olders, check the XPHM,XPPR,NTW,NTS folders for the file, you should have txtsetup.sif in there also, if you got from twinkie.  If it isnt, do and \"extract /e txtsetup.si_ txtsetup.sif\" then open with notepad and fill out the part about EULA and serial number if you like. \"XP is the only one you need serial for, the others you can change the PID in setupp.ini \"last 3 digiits to 270\"


Also, I added 98SE to my W2K-3in1 CD, so now its W2k/W98 5 in 1 - this is my autoexec.bat and config.sys

OK, well, just noticed I changed the layout and cut that part out, gotta go make the cd again, will reply later with exactly what it says.

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem - is there a solution. Anyone?

[Twinkie]

When you see:
Running xxxxSECT.DAT
No Emulation Type Image (Raw)
00000800000000001
Press Enter to ...

That is not an error.  That is the boot file from the Microsoft CD.  If you press a key you will start setup like normal, otherwise it boots to the HD.  If no OS is on the machine it will error out.  No way around that so far.  The No Emulation Type Image (Raw) is the type of image we are all using.  The serial number.... got me.  I got the file from Bart.

You are correct.  I forgot on the NT page to mention that the bootfix.bin file is in the zip not on the CD.  It was not until 2000 that you could skip the CD and boot to harddrive if you left the CD in.  NT4 CD\'s will just keep booting on the CD over and over because they are missing the file.

As to the EULA txt missing.  Some people get it and others don\'t.  Same with the \"Value 0 on the line in the section [SourceDisksFiles] with  key \"SP2.cab\"\" error.  Some users have listed that it has to do with the order of steps while making the CD.  IE:
slipstream sp2 then modify txtsetup.sif, not the other way around.  SP2 modifys txtsetup.sif.  So making the boot floppies and then applying SP2 will result in errors.

As to missing files during install and pressing F3 to bypass.  To date (I could be wrong) 100% of those errors have been due to a bad copy of the CD.  Lint or a scratch on the original CD.

Also, I just updated the Win 9X/ME section of the manual.  Take a look and drop a line if more is needed.

Thanks,

[omni871]

I would also like to know where the bootfix.bin got created or taken from.  Cause it is not where the directions say it is and I would like to create one for NT 4.0 TSE.

In reply to:
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Then you will now need to copy the file BOOTFIX.BIN from each of the I386 folders to the respective folders under ROOT:
%Drive%:ROOTUENGLISHNT4WKSTI386
%Drive%:ROOTUENGLISHNT4SRVI386

From there copy BOOTFIX.BIN respectively to:

%Drive%:ROOTNT4W
%Drive%:ROOTNT4S



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[omni871]

So where do you get the xxxxSECT.DAT file if it is not on the CD?  On the site I just downloaded the zip files, but where were those files gotten to modify?  The only reason I ask is because I need to get one for NT 4 TSE and I don\'t know it is.